This year’s degree show for Art and Philosophy offers the viewer a wealth of thought-provoking art works. There are interesting connections between artists’ interests, yet outcomes are hugely varied. Stacey Pover emphasises the healing qualities of art and the power of collaborative expression in performances. She asks participants to take part spontaneously in creating paintings outside Read More
Product Design and Digital Interaction Design exhibits are displayed together in the lively Social Digital space on Level 5 of the Matthew Building. Here we can see the designs of the future, where some of our brightest new designers are presenting their solutions to a range of challenges in the modern world. For some, the Read More
Crawford Building, Level 3 20th – 28th May With the success of graduates such as fashion designer Hayley Scanlan and illustrator Johanna Basford, Textile Design at DJCAD has an enviable reputation for producing talent in both print and knit. This year’s exhibition is no exception, showing strength in pattern design, dyeing techniques and constructed textiles Read More
Crawford Building, Level 4 20th – 28th May The plethora of colour and diversity of materials that await the viewer within the Jewellery and Metal Design degree show exhibition space pays testament to the superfluity of opportunities on offer to the students of this discipline. Although traditional jewellery, woodworking and silversmithing techniques underpin the majority Read More
Crawford Building, Level 2 20th – 28th May With the open, free and unpredictable nature of the Fine Art course at DJCAD there is always great excitement and anticipation when Degree Show comes round. This year is no disappointment. Tucked away in the Cooper Gallery is a truly delightful body of work. It is impossible to Read More
Matthew Building, Level 5 20th – 28th May Wandering through the Fine Art studios of the Matthew Building, we come across a variety of works, ranging from deeply personal documentations to participatory artworks, each with their own equally strong statements concerning social and environmental issues. Arriving in Hub 3, at the end of the North Read More
The natural world, and our connection to it, is the subject for Ken Bambury whose interest in Dighty Water has provided both subject matter and physical material for his show. His exquisitely rendered watercolour studies of the wildlife inhabiting Dighty are disrupted from any sentimentality by the realist inclusion of disposed plastic bottles lurking beneath Read More
On touring the Interior and Environmental Design display at his year’s Degree Show, one is immediately struck not only by the quality of the exhibits, but by the skill and forethought which has gone into their arrangement. Instead of the table-top models which we are used to seeing, the students have been challenged to produce Read More
Amber Edmond’s work is inspired by the rugged landscapes of the Scottish Highlands. Sounds of the forest, wind and water fill the room, forming an evocative backdrop. Amber explores her relationship with nature; her photographs document her time spent in rugged locations, collecting objects she has found there. A series of abstract monoprints represent Read More
The Duncan of Jordanstone Fine Art degree show is a great opportunity to find out what artists do at art school. The answer to this is always a delightful surprise and this year is no exception. The General Course studios in the Crawford building have been filled with an array of interesting works. Moving through Read More